According to most recent available data, percent of people in the age group of 15-24 years in Ethiopia were able to read and write a simple statement in 2017. Among females, the literacy rate was percent, while males that could read and write were slightly higher, at percent. For both gender, there was a drastic improvement from the figures in 2005. It is also worth noting that the gender gap diminished along the period.
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World Bank. (June 30, 2022). Youth literacy rate in Ethiopia from 2005 to 2017, by gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/1261338/youth-literacy-rate-by-gender-in-ethiopia/
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